Turkish team has easily defeated Red Star with 19 points of Cuban spiker Calderon and 15 points of center Denkel (on the other side 15 points of talented Serbian player Bjelica). Romanian women have surprisingly won on the court of Dinamo Krasnodar.
The first round of the semifinal matches is scheduled for 13 or 14 March.
Challenge Round: Return match : Results (March 1)
Red Star Belgrade (SRB) – Galatasaray Istanbul (TUR) 0:3 (20:25, 18:25, 20:25) (forward: 0:3)
Dinamo Krasnodar (RUS) – Tomis Constanta (ROM) 1:3 (23:25, 18:25, 25:19, 22:25) (forward: 2:3)
Top Scorer: Kosheleva 30, Akinradewo 16, Fateeva 7, Konstantinova 6; Zakreuskaya 30, Vesovic 18, Gavrilescu 9, Zarkova 9